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- Publisher
- University of Hawai'I Press
- ISSN
- 1939-6120
- eISSN
- 1944-6500
- DOI
- 10.1353/aza.2022.0014
- Publisher site
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Abstract
By Eunice Lee im Myn ŏ g-sun was modern Korea’s first published woman K writer. Her award-winning fiction debut in 1917, two full- length volumes of poetry, and vibrant oeuvre of more than 170 titles (including short stories, novels, poems, plays, essays, and translations) ushered in the first generation of sinyŏsŏng (“new woman”) writers and creators including Na Hye-sk ŏ , Kim Ir-y ŏ p, and Kim Wn ŏ -ju. Kim Myn ŏ g-sun was also a survivor of abuse and harassment. Her work has been marginalized from the canon, despite her literary versatility, her rigorous engagement with imperialistic and misogynistic mainstream narratives in colonial Chosŏ n, and her indelible contributions to various genres of Korean writing. Kim Myŏ ng-sun was born in 1896 as the daughter of Pyongyang bureaucrat Kim Hŭi-gyŏ ng and his concubine San- wŏ l. T’an-sil (Kim’s childhood nickname, later her pen name) struggled with the demonization of her mother’s kisaeng (courtesan) status, and hoped that her own academic success would provide a way out of social stigmatization. Ae ft r graduating fourth place from Chinmyŏ ng Girls’ School in 1912, Kim moved to Japan and matriculated to Kōjimachi Girls’ School in 1914, but a
Journal
Azalea: Journal of Korean Literature & Culture – University of Hawai'I Press
Published: Jul 14, 2022